Daniel Radcliffe, Luke Evans, Nathan Lane and Rose Byrne are among the nominees for the 79th Tony Awards.
Nominations were announced Tuesday, with the awards ceremony set to take place Sunday, June 7, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Radcliffe and Lane are nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play, along with John Lithgow, Mark Strong and Will Harrison.
Evans is nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical alongside Nicholas Christopher, Joshua Henry, Sam Tutty and Brandon Uranowitz.
Byrne, who was also an Oscar nominee this year for her role in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, was nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play alongside her Fallen Angels costar Kelli O’Hara, who is now a nine-time Tony nominee.
Other nominees in the category include Carrie Coon, Susannah Flood and Lesley Manville.
Everything Everywhere All at Once star Stephanie Hsu, meanwhile, is nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical along with Sara Chase, Caissie Levy, Marla Mindelle and Christiani Pitts.
Music superstar Pink will host the 2026 Tony Awards for the first time on June 7.
Here are the nominees in the major categories:
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical Nicholas Christopher, Chess Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show Joshua Henry, Ragtime Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical Sarah Chase, Schmigadoon! Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show Caissie Levy, Ragtime Marla Mindelle, Titaníque Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play Will Harrison, Punch Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman John Lithgow, Giant Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels Carrie Coon, Bug Susannah Flood, Liberation Lesley Manville, Oedipus Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
Best play The Balusters Giant Liberation Little Bear Ridge Road
Best musical The Lost Boys Schmigadoon! Titaníque Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best revival of a play Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Becky Shaw Every Brilliant Thing Fallen Angels Oedipus
Best revival of a musical Cats: The Jellicle Ball Ragtime Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show
Director Chloé Zhao with actors Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley on the set of their film, ‘Hamnet.’ (Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features)
Chloé Zhao has been through the awards circuit before, winning the best picture and best director Oscars in 2021 for Nomadland. Now, she’s up for three Oscars for Hamnet: best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay alongside author Maggie O’Farrell.
Hamnet, an emotional drama about how love and loss in William Shakespeare’s (Paul Mescal) personal life helped shape his enduring classic Hamlet, scored eight nods overall — including projected favorite Jessie Buckley for best actress.
Zhao tells ABC Audio awards recognition is validating as a storyteller who just wants to be seen and heard.
“When it comes to awards or things like that, and this gathering of people celebrating your work, there is an element of that — of feeling validated, of feeling seen,” she says. “And of course, you need to be careful of how far you’re gonna allow that to be the only source of validation.”
“But I’m not cynical about it,” she adds, “because to be seen and celebrated and validated by your peers, which is very much a found family for me, is an amazing feeling.”
Equally as important to Zhao has been the audience’s emotional response to the film.
“It feels like a relief, first and foremost, because we were feeling so much every day,” she says. “Even when the cameras aren’t rolling, we were feeling so much for each other and learning about ourselves. So, it would kind of suck if no one else is feeling that way but us.”
The 2026 Oscars will air on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.
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